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THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY STRATEGIES VISIONS REALITIES IN A GLOBAL POLICY CONTEXT 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE WERNER P. HERRMANN 1 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY ACT LOCALLY AS EUROPEAN CITIZEN LEARNING AS COMMUNITY CITIZEN LIVING AS FAMILY MEMBER WORKING AS EMPLOYEE FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL FIRMS OR ADMINISTRATIONS THINK GLOBALLY AS LOCAL CITIZEN LEARNING AS UBIQUITIOUS CITIZEN LEARNING WITHOUT BORDERS LEARNING IN A WORLD OF CHANGE SOURCE 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 2 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY LEARN LOCALLY > RETRIEVE GLOBALLY CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL, TRAINING CENTRE, UNIVERSITY AT HOME, IN LABORATORIES, AT THE WORK PLACE WITH FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, INTEREST GROUPS COMPARE GLOBALLY > TRANSFER LOCALLY SURVEYS, STUDIES, BENCHMARKS, NATIONWIDE, EUROPEANWIDE, WORLDWIDE REFERENCE LEVELS OF ALL KIND SOURCE 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 3 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY THE POLICY MANDATE EUROPEAN STRATEGIES EU TO BECOME THE MOST COMPETITIVE AND DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, CAPABLE OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH WITH MORE AND BETTER JOBS AND GREATER SOCIAL COHESION EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE EU SHOULD BECOME A WORLD QUALITY REFERENCE ENHANCED EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SOURCE: EUROPEAN COUNCILS HELD IN LISBON (2000), BARCELONA (2001) AND COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF COPENHAGEN (2002) 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 4 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU PRIORITIES AND KEY CHALLENGES 10 YEAR PRIORITIES FOR E&T SYSTEMS STRENGHTEN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOSTER TRANSPARENCY, RECOGNITION AND QUALITY ASSRANCE OF QUALIFICATIONS ACROSS THE EU EMPHASIZE BASIC SKILLS, LANGUAGES, DIGITAL LITERACY AND LIFELONG LEARNING SOURCE: European Commission 2004 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 5 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 1 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION &TRAINING SYSTEMS UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS EDUCATION REDUCE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS INCREASE GRADUATES IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLETION OF UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION DECREASE LOW-ACHIEVING YOUTH IN READING LITERACY HIGHER PARTICIPATION IN LIFELONG LEARNING INCREASE IN INVESTMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES SOURCE: European Commission 2004 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 6 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY Early school leavers (a) in Europe, 1996, 2000, 2003 (%) 50 1996 40 2000 2003 30 20 16.0 10 Benchmark for 2010: 10% on EU average 0 SI SK CZ PL NO CH SE AT DK FI HU EE LT IE BE DE FR NL CY EL EU25 UK LU LV BG RO IT IS ES PT MT (a) Persones aged 18 to 24 with ISCED 0-2 as highest level of education or training and who declared not having received any education or training in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. NB: partly estimated by Eurostat; break in time series for several countries Source: Eurostat - NewCornos database 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 7 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 8 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY Educational attainment of adults in selected OECD countries, 2002-2003 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 EU 25 Source : OECD 2004 21 JUNE 2005 Australia Canada Low skilled ISCED 0-2 Japan South Korea Upper/post secondary ISCED 3-4 EDEN CONFERENCE USA Tertiary ISCED 5-6 9 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 2 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION &TRAINING SYSTEMS UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TACKLING THE LARGE NUMBER OF LOW-SKILLED PEOPLE – ABOUT 80 MILLION EUROPEAN CITIZENS ARE LOW SKILLED INTEGRATE INACTIVE POPULATION INTO JOBS IN THE LABOUR MARKET– ABOUT 33 MILLION UNEMPLOYED AND HIDDEN LABOUR FORCE PROMOTE CVET AS THE WEAKEST PART OF LIFELONG LEARNING – LESS THAN 10% OF WORKSFORCE UP TO NOW INCREASE MOBILITY TO DEVELOP A EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET – LESS THAN 4% OF WORKFORCE ENSURE HIGHLY SKILLED VET PROFESSIONALS – HUGE POTENTIALS FOR JOB CREATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES – 1,5 MIO JOBS CREATED IN EUROPE SOURCE: LISBON-COPENHAGEN-MAASTRICHT STUDY 2004 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 10 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY Public and private expenditure on upper and post-secondary education and training institutions as % of GDP, 2001 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 Country mean: 1.3% 1.0 0.5 0.0 BE UK CH IS FR EL KR IT DE AT SE FI DK PT PL NO HU CZ SK US AU JP NL IE TR Source: OECD 2004 11 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 11 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY Population aged 20-24 with at least upper secondary education and training, 1995, 1999, 2003 (%) 100 Benchmark for 2010: 85% of 22 years old 76.7 75 50 2003 1999 1995 25 0 SK NO CZ SI PL HU IE SE FI AT CY CH LT EL EE BE FR DK UK EU25 BG LV RO NL DE IT LU ES IS PT MT Denmark and Hungary: 2002; partly estimated and provisional data. Source: Eurostat - NewCronos database 13 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 12 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY Participation of adults * in lifelong learning **, 1996, 2000, 2003 (%) 40 2003 2000 30 1996 20 Benchmark for 2010: 12.5% on EU average 9.0 10 0 SE CH IS UK NO DK FI NL SI IE EU25 BE LV AT CY FR LU EE DE HU ES CZ PL SK IT LT MT PT EL BG RO * 25 to 64 years old; ** participation in education and training over the four weeks prior to the survey. NB: partly estimated by Eurostat; break in time series for several countries Source: Eurostat-NewCronos database 18 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 13 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 3 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION &TRAINING UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED LEARNING STRENGTHEN ICT INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF MULTI-MEDIA AS DRIVER FOR OPENING NEW WINDOWS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITES OPEN ACCESS AND ENSURE AFFORDABILITY TO ALL CITIZENS THROUGHOUT LIFE AND WORK FOCUS STRONGER ON CONTENT RATHER THAN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE QUALITY OF ELEARNING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE LEARNING PROCESS – LEARNING INPUT, ORGANISASTION, OUTPUT INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND TRAINERS SOURCE: AUTHORS ANALYSIS 2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 14 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY TEACHERS’ ICT SKILLS FRAMEWORK INNOVATION IN ICT FOR LEARNING SOURCE: EUROPEAN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP 2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 15 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 4 IMPROVEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2010 – FOCUS ON SOCIO_ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN FP7 OBJECTIVES TO BE REACHED IN 5 RESEARCH AREAS GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS IN A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY COMBINING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES IN A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE MAJOT TRENDS IN SOCIETY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS EUROPE IN THE WORLD THE CITIZEN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION SOURCE: COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR FP7 ON 6 APRIL 2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 16 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY SOME DATA INVESTMENT IN ICT RESEARCH ICT R&D EU15 US JAPAN __________________________________________________ PRIVATE SECTOR 23 B € 83 B € 40 B € PUBLIC SECTOR 8B€ 20 B € 11 B € INHABITANTS 383 M 296 M 127 M INVESTMENTS/INH. 80 € 350 € 400 € __________________________________________________ ICT R&D AS TOT R&D 18 % 34 % 35 % ====================================== SOURCE: IDATE (FOR EU 15); OECD – quoted in «i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment » COM(2005)229 final, Brussels 31.05.2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 17 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 5 IMPROVEMENT OF GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND JOB CREATION - FOCUS ON MACROECONOMIC, MICROECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH AND JOBS SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 18 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 5 – 1 – 1 MACROECONOMIC POLICIES FOR GROWTH SECURE ECONOMIC STABILITY SAFEGUARD ECONOMIC SUSTAINIBILITY PROMOTE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 19 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 5 – 1 – 2 MICROECONOMIC REFORMS TO RAISE THE EU’s GROWTH POTENTIAL – SPUR KNOWLEDGE INTO GROWTH INCREASE AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON R&D ATTRACT MORE STUDENTS INTO SCIENTIFIC? TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES DEVELOP AND APPLY ENVIRONMENT- FRIENDLY TECHNOLGIES COMMIT TO THE SETTING UP OF JOINT EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 20 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 5 – 2 - 1 NEW EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES FOR MORE AND BETTER JOBS – FOLLOWING THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF WIM KOK’s EMPLOYMENT TASKFORCE ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT AND MODERNISE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IMPROVE ADAPTABILITY OF WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES AND THE FLEXIBILITY OF LABOUR MARKETS INCREASE INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL THROUGH BETTER EDUCATION AND SKILLS SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 21 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU STRATEGY 5 – 2 – 2 A NEW SET OF 8 EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES ADVOCATING A « LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO WORK » EMPLOYMENT POLICIES SCHOULD AIM AT ACHIEVE FULL EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVING QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK, STRENGTHENING SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION PROMOTE A LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO WORK ENSURE INCLUSIVE LABOUR MARKETS FOR JOB-SEEKERS AND DISADVANTED PEOPLE PROMOTE FLEXIBILITY COMBINED WITH EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND REDUCE LABOUR MARKET SEGMENTATION ENSURE EMPLOYMENT-FRIENDLY WAGE AND OTHER LABOUR COST DEVELOPMENTS EXPAND AND IMPROVE INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL ADAPT EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO NEW COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS SOURCE: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS (2008-2008) COM(2005)141, 12/04/2005 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 22 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU SUCCESS STORIES 1 - EXAMPLES RESOLUTION ON LIFELONG GUIDANCE CONCLUSIONS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VET IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING DECISION ON EUROPASS SOURCE: DOCUMENTATION RETAINED IN VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES MANAGED BY CEDEFOP <<< 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 23 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY EU SUCCESS STORIES 2 – EXAMPLES ELEARNING INITIATIVE, ACTION PLAN, PROGRAMMES QUALITY IN ELEARNING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES 21 JUNE 2005 SOCRATES, LEONARDO DA VINCI EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES EDEN CONFERENCE 24 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY A SERIES OF STRATEGIES A MULTITUDE OF VISIONS A ENCOURAGING REALITY NO REASON FOR A PESSIMISTIC VIEW MORE REASONS FOR ACTING ALL TOGETHER 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE 25 THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING IN THE 21st CENTURY WERNER P HERRMANN 21 JUNE 2005 EDEN CONFERENCE THANKS FOR LISTENING I WISH A SUCCESSFUL CONTINUATION OF THIS CHALLENGING CONFERENCE 26